Post by whirrs on Sept 19, 2009 18:36:27 GMT -5
You know, one of the most retarded arguments I got when I tried to advocate veganism, is "How do you KNOW the animals don't like being killed? You can't speak their language, how do you know they don't enjoy it"
Of course I just said "oh come on, that's ridiculous"
This is old news, but I only recently heard about it.
In Germany, this guy posted an ad on the internet, searching for someone willing to be killed and eaten. Amazingly, people replied, most of them backed out last minute, and Armin Meiwes was really cool about it and didn't try to kill them by force. But then some guy called Bernd Brandes comes along and he is completely serious about wanting to be eaten. So Meiwes butchers him like we do to pigs / cows and stuff.
Armin Meiwes also happened to tape this murder, and, well, silly boy, he got caught by the police and there was evidence he did it. I saw some photographs of the footage, but not the whole thing. It was pretty amazing.
He only got 8 and a half years of imprisionment.
I have no idea how to feel about this. Because, he didn't forcefully murder someone. The guy actually WANTED to be killed. Does that make it okay? But then again, maybe they both just really needed psychological treatment.
on a side note, apparently "Since entering prison, Meiwes has become a vegetarian and has joined a prisoners' group favoring Green Party politics."
Of course I just said "oh come on, that's ridiculous"
This is old news, but I only recently heard about it.
In Germany, this guy posted an ad on the internet, searching for someone willing to be killed and eaten. Amazingly, people replied, most of them backed out last minute, and Armin Meiwes was really cool about it and didn't try to kill them by force. But then some guy called Bernd Brandes comes along and he is completely serious about wanting to be eaten. So Meiwes butchers him like we do to pigs / cows and stuff.
Armin Meiwes also happened to tape this murder, and, well, silly boy, he got caught by the police and there was evidence he did it. I saw some photographs of the footage, but not the whole thing. It was pretty amazing.
He only got 8 and a half years of imprisionment.
I have no idea how to feel about this. Because, he didn't forcefully murder someone. The guy actually WANTED to be killed. Does that make it okay? But then again, maybe they both just really needed psychological treatment.
on a side note, apparently "Since entering prison, Meiwes has become a vegetarian and has joined a prisoners' group favoring Green Party politics."